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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sn: send
some notes on the letter Of Charles G. Dahl
gren Of Mississippi I presume mono will deny
that according to amendment 2 Of the Consti-
tuition the people OF tho United States have
q right " to keep and bear arms" and accord
Ing to article L. section Q. the citizens OF each
State are entitled to all privileges OF citizens
OF the several States;" therefore none can
deny that according to the Constitution the
citizens OF Massachusetts, had right to boar
arms at homo. and II at home Just the same
right to bear arms In the streets OF Baltimore
as In Boston. subject, Of course. to the same
condition that no trespass or assault be COM
mitted In either place; and that II offence was
committed. the only constitutional remedy
tsee amendments and 81 was trial by jury.
Therefore. men bearing arms travelling along
the roads OF Virginia were exercising q clear
constitutional right. whether they travelled by
dozens or BY hundreds Of thousands. 80 long
"a they molested no ono: and supposing they
did modest any one: according to Mr. Dahlgren.
II that be so, then Mr.. Lincoln made no war
As Commander. In Chief OF the army he direct
ed certain men to exercise their constitutional
psbs whsh saa
tional right to do II certain citizens OF Viz
ginia undertook to interfere with these travel
lers when thus exercising their constitutional
the Constitution by obstructng the travellers
In the exercise Of their constitutional rights OF
submit the above as good constitutional law
in answer to ohas & pfhfEsn Of Misssissppi
RosLYs. L. T.. Oct 10
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He'll and the Heather.

The oldest foreign missionary society In
the United States. the American Board Of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions, has
lately decided by large majority that only
those who are ready to preach the doctrine
OF eternal punishment without reservation
or compromise. shall DO sent as missionaries
to the heather.
The question came up for settlement at
the annual meeting at Springfield last week
because OF the action Of officers Of the Board
In declining TO accept as missionaries GER
tain applicants who were doubtful about the
damnation OF heather brought up in igno-
rance Of the Gospel. Some young men who
had declared their consuming desire to
become missionaries, were found to be dis
posed 10 think that at least for those
who had never heard Of CHRIST and the
Christian plan OF salvation, there might In
justice DO a future probation. They did not
profess q belief In any such period OF trial
after death. but seemed TO think 1t not Inn
possible. Thereupon the Prudential Com
mitts0 rejected them and refused 30 pay
heed 10 their protests. and the Board In lts
meeting d Springfield sustained The COM
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rather tartly that In his opinion, the Chinese
ware much better OF at home than In
Queensland, and II was not their fault II
they reduced the wages Of white men, for II
they had their way they would get even bet
ter wagee than Europeans received.
In no non-Asiatic community Ia Chinese
immigration now thriving, and this s
due mainly to the prejudices aroused by
their race and the peculiarities OF their
civilization. It may DO that the Instinct OF
self- preservation IL at the bottom Of the an
ti-Chineee sentiment that IL almost unani-
nous on our Pacific coast, and In some OF
the Australian colonies. Tho Chinese have
shown themselves In point OF hardness,
energy. and power Of acc!imatIzatlon among
the best colonizers In the world, and 1t be-
hoOves the Western nations to study well
the question whether It will be to the In
terest Of their civilized Inhabitants to open
wide the doors to the almost countless hordee
OF China, among whom the inclination to
seek employment for their energies In other
lands IL constantly growing.
Chill Ii the only State on the Pacific coast
OF America that settled this question when
It first presented itself. She decided not to
try the experiment OF coolie labor, received
very few Chinese lmmlgrants. and, while the
agriculture. railroad building, and mining
enterprises Of Peru were carried on for the
most part by 5000 Chinese. practically held
In bondage by shameful and piiless con-
tracts the wealth Of Chilli grew by means OF
free white md Indian labor. The last Of the
coolie contracts expired Eve years ago. and
the previous interferenceo Of powerful nations
prevented the renewal Of this new form Of
slavery. When free to 20 where they pleased
about half the Chinese population OF Peru
returned to their native land. happy to aban-
don the scenes where they had been sub
jected to the groeeest III treatment
Some officials Of the Congo State have re-
Gently sounded few public men Of China
with regard to the feasibility Of securing
Chinese labor for building the railroad
around the Congo cataracts. The empire is
now apparently taking q lively interest In
the welfare Of its sons beyond the sea, and it
Ia not at all certain that the Chinese Govern
ment will look with favor upon the Congo
idea, which. II carried out, would probably
leopard the lives OF not a few Of its subjects.
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Cooperative Savings and Industrial
Cooperation.


Tho knights Of Labor appear to be giving
considerable attention ~ the study Of copper
alton. They evidently find It q complicated
subject. since they have been working on 1t
an entire year without coming to any very
definite conclusion. The report Of their Gem
eral Secretary favors an underlined system Of
cooperative savings. with an eventual pur-
pose OF securing Industrial cooperation and
cooperative distribution and consumption.
With regard 10 cooperative savings,i 1t would,
n II could be made compulsory. and only
then. BE- better than the existing system OF
savings banks. and the ability Oh the order
to make 1t compulsory Is something that can
be teetod by experience and not otherwise.
But the distractions In the way Of industrial
cooperation are too easily Illustrated to re-
qulrO any Lesson from experience.
large manufacturer employing one thou
sand men pays In wages. we will suppose at
tho rate OF "a per day. This will amount to
$4,000 each day. and II the time be
mot chiefly given over 10 holidays and
street parades. his payments will reach
the sum Of 100000 annually. There are
not many such large manufacturers,
but the illustration will be mora Iorcible
n made on a large SCALE Say, then, that the
manufacturer pays this sum, one year COM
Ing out with margin Of 100000 or more In
profits, and another year falling to zero or
considerably below. But he goes on year
after year. and finally his workmen sec him
laying The foundations OF q $4,000 dwelling.
They heAr fabulous etoFies. alec e the work
proceeds. about To Richness q tAe interior
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Wanderings Of the Chinese.

The Chinese Government has recently been
interesting itself In the condition Of Its sub
jects who have gone abroad to seek their
fortunes. About year ago Commission
was despatched to several countries that
have attracted Chinese emigrants, to ascer-
tain how they are treated and whether they
are thriving. This commission. after visit
ing many Chinese colonies, from French
Cvchin China and the British Straits settle-
ments to Australia, is now on Its way to
Pekin to report to the Government. Gen.
WoNo YUNo Ho the head OF the Commits
sion, says he Is fairly we'll satisfied with the
treatment his countrymen are receiving.
The Commissioner certainly has no reason
10 complain Of the progress his compatriots
are making on all Asiatic coasts and islands
where their business and social dealings arc
chiefly with the Oriental races In the Malay
archipelago. In Cochin China and the Straits,
the Chinese immigrant Is conspicuous as tho
busy merchant, the man OF affairs, and some
times a. the farmer OF customs. Let him 60
where he will from the Dutch colonies to
Burmah, his superior shrewdness and energy
push him TO the 'front.' and make him
leader In financial and commercial affairs.
LILO niblOIlhu VI
Tonquin war. has drawn graphic picture
OF the dominance Of the Chinese Immigrants
at Saigon. the chief town In the French Asian
POSSESSIONS where the Chinese have turnet
commerce into their own channels. absorbed
nearly all the business, and look down upon
the natives as an inferior race.
In Australia, however. the Commission
found that their fellow countrymen. % In
our own land, are mainly hewers OF wood
and drawers OF water, and that there 10 90
strong sentiment In favor Of the suppress
sion Of Chinese immigration that 1t has
largely diminished the incoming stream OF
Asiati,a. They were asked by the Anti
Chinese Leagues Of Queensland to prevent
any more Chinese from coming 10 that
colony, as they were nota desirable element.
This uncomplimentAry view OF his race un-
doubtsdly ANNOYED Gen. Woau. who tUpliod
tyfktL@ lkFlHH
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mittee. It was decided that only believer
In the utter damnation OF tho heather ID
qualified to preach to them the Gospel.
Yet tho old doctrine OF hell IL no longer
preached In the Congregational churches
from which thls missionary board derives its
support, and Congregational councils have
shown their readiness to ordain minister's
who 20 80 far as to cherish belief In future
probation even for those to whom CHRIST
lie known. II IL cannot be said that
the Congregationalists have become out
and-out Universallsts, IL is at least true
that the great majority Of them have given
up any positive belief In eternal punishment
They do not want to hear hell talked about
In their pulpits and the very word 10 avoided
In the sermons to which they listen as UNIT
for polite ears. The moro liberal and char.
table he is In his views on that subject, the
surer Is q minister to be popular among them.
When, therefore. tho American Board In
sists that hell shall be preached to the heath
en-, It requires that q doctrine which has
been abandoned at home shall be proclaimed
abroad az Of vital truth and necessity. 1t
will not tolerate doubt as to the indtsortm-
mate damnation OF the unbelievtng In the
case Of a man who would 20 into the mis-
sionary field, and will not even allow church
councils to decide az 10 his orthodoxy In
that respect for such councils would accept
probationists He must demonstrate that he
believes In damnation without reserve or
else remain at home. He can preach to
Christians, though he be Universalist, but
II he goes to the heathen, he must be pre-
pared to warn them that hell Is to DO their
portion unless they accept his teaching.
or course the revenues Of the American
Board are falling of because Of such incon-
sistency People say, with good reason.
that they are not going to give money for
the preaching OF q doctrine to the heather In
which they do not believe themselves, and
to which they themselves will not listen.
Yet, II it once accepted this theory Of future
probation for the heather. what would be-
come OF the missionary soclety3 Would
pious Congregationulists continue to endure
self-sacrihce to make contributions for for
eign missions II they thought that there was
hope for the heather In q future state +? The
great spur to missionary zeal IN the past has
been the conviction that those jewellers In
darkness were doomed to everlasting tor
ment II the light Of the Gospel were not shed
abroad among them here on earth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16

THE EVENING Suns base ball extra last
night was the greatest thing OF the sort, both
"a to speed in its issue and quality and guam
tity OF it's matter. that has ever been Issued.
It WAS so because The EVENING Sun. like
the chip OF the old block that IL L. L. never
satisfied with less than the best. be It OF men.
methods, or machinery, that is to DO had; and.
furthermore. because 1t always finds new
way OF doing things when the old way proves
too slow.
1t showed It's esteemed and belated oontsm-
poraries one new way yesterday, 1t will,
doubtless have some more new ways when its
contemporaries catch up with this one.
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Curt. and sehu-. E.ao-s. os.r,y'. Istts

Curtss and schurs Eadorse Oeeray's Letter.
WASHINGTON. Dot. l5-Civil Service Commits
sioner Obery received from the Civil serv,os Reform
Association Of New York Of which As George VII.
liam Curtis is President COPY Of the following rssolu
ton which was unanimously adopted By the Executive
Committee Of that association at its regular meeting
held on che 9th inst:
Resolved That this committee heartily approve the lat
ter OF Comm,ssner Oberly to The illinois Democratic
Association Washington Tor It's forcible argument
vigorous reOuke OF such partisan associations
among employees Of the voyernmsnt tending TO !esL
violations Of the Civ Service and promote the
abuses which that law was tntendsd to 6orsocL AID
which the President has strongly c0Adsmusd
The resolution presented by Mr.. George William
Curtis and seconded By Mr. CAri Schurz
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IL now appears that young STAIN made
confession to Shertn MrrcHsLL long time
ado that the elder BTArN, whom he thought his
earthly career was about to end, had admitted
his completely In the murder Of Cashier BAR
RON. This Ii quite a different thing from the
spurious confession printed In the World.
which represents tho young man a. taking
part In tho murder.
Il Il also very plain that Sheriff MIrcHELL
had In his possession the boy's statement and
all the facts yet known long before any news
paper reporter hoard Of them.
The Worlds assumption that It brought the
youth 10 justice. and the untruthful confession
It puts on his lips. arc simply impositions on
thu public
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
The Sun and the Unions.

We thank tho Union Printer for the fear.
lese and manly quality Of its utterance con-
cerning the vile conspiracy which seeks to
mako TEE bUN o victim.
We have been patient and we have been
silent; but we say now to our friends the
printers, and 10 TEE suN's million stanch
and tried friends in tho ranks Of united labor
throughout the whole United States, that we
will hunt 10 their holes In rout and infamy
The scoundrels who plot to use the Knights
Of Labor 10 crush and silence FREQ prese %
,s1empliaed In THE auN.
=. We begin to know who they are. We be-
Sin TO discern tho polluted hand behind the
scenes, the specious seduoer Of the weak and
ignorant the Same that to-day oontrives
our injury by bribery and stealth. and BY
sVsry foul endeavor that might drag an
honorable profession and decent calling In
Tie miro.
We viii yet identify this malignant opposi.
ton with the lnsidious propaganda that has
brought shame apd disaster Into the ranks
Of tho knights Of Labor. and has turned tho
cause Of tho workingman into an engine Of
.privste aggrandinement and wolhsh rapaoity.
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Al mel the weary weeks Of travelling
The dust the iots the eye-odendlng sparh
The hAsIy morning toilet, and the crowd
Uncivn, jostinE. rudely crying est:
" Grover come outr' or BRACE up thar. old mani"
Or other such disgusting rioaidry
The greaAy palms that must stretch N mine
UNTIL meseems my humerus viii crack.
And my strong oiceps sag 70 habbinesi
The constant grin 10 which shape my lace,
What profit all my boards statistical
The conned. orammsd speeches that may not use
NY wasted and encyclopedias hoursf
O. you hard heart you erasl NEv foaK Sur
Why must you shine upon my little plan.
And kill the business Of this pleasure tripf
Der these sealed fountains OF my sudden lore
And snvu,.n,d sw,.l cod a. . nusvumn,s oh..k
pr..t. from ,ba knotted forehead M R,mor..
Better have been 9roysr, the silen, Nan,
Than to DO called the wAns nsuse rlAsaAri.s
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BY ali means CHARLES DovoHuE ought to
be renominated and reelected as Judge OF
the Supreme Court In this city. He Ia one OF
the most industrious, able and efficient Judges
that we have ever had. In his hands the busi-
nees Of the court 10 despatched promptly. dill
gently. intellisently, and Justly. There are
other Judges OF great ability. but Judge DoNo-
HUE u ono 81 the best and most useful and
the opinion respecting him which We copied
the other day from the Herald Is entirely cor.
reot. II he 10 left of the bench In this election,
1t will be public loss.
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Tho difference Of longitude between the
off1oe Of our valued contemporary The EVEN.
mo Sun and tho ONCE Of Mr. PuL1TzER's even
Ing eruption is uncomfortable. but the differ
ence OF time Is greatly In favor OF the former
Thus the edition Of TIE EVENING Sun contain.
ing full account OF the base ball games and
races Is able to appear from forty five minutes
to an hour and forty-nve minutes before tho
came events are chropicled less completely In
the dark side Of the World Hero is an inter-
esting problem for amateur astronomer
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THE SUN AND THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR


The D.. 1. TsreurAeut . Unisn E.tssi,.A.
meat and No Scab.
yrsm As Uhion Pr+sssr Of Pesterdsy.
Tho General Assembly Of the Knights Of
Labor now in session at Minneapolis. has in
dorsed the boycott on TIE New York Sun in
at one time controlled the notorious Dis.
triUt 40 In this city. Mr. Powderly was
present, but raised not one word Of pro-
test This action simply draws the line
squarely between the Trades Unions and the
Knights OF Labor. We have been loath to be-
lieve that Mr.. Powderly would lend himself
to such an outrageous proposition: but 1t
appears that he u wholly under the
control and influence Of those Labor cut
throats- But we can tell Powdery that
If he has really Joined tho banditu he will
meet the fate that they are all destined
to meet In tho end. Tho idea Of boy
cotting q paper like the SuN-either MORNING
or EvENINe-is 90 contemplate that 1t makes
our blood boil to think Of 1t. Here is paper
that pays the very highest scale OF wages, and
would allow none but union men to work In its
establishment from top to bottom. and still
those Labor thugs essay to boycott it II the
Knights Of Labor cannot stand fair criticism.
the sooner they shut up shop and 60 out Of
business the better It will be for them.
However. In the hope that wiser counses will
prevail. and that the General Assembly will re-
consider this most unjust and unwiss PROPOSE
ton. We refrain from extended remarks until
after the Convention adjourns. Then we will
lay the whole matter before the public, and We
are willing to abide BY tho verdict Of tho intel.
ligent workingmen Of this country.
And In the name Of Heaven II there is any
fairness In their proceedings why don't they
turn In with Organized Labor and boycott the
Tribune. Mail and Erpress Commercial Adrer-
tiser. Evening Post and all other rat papers9
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For District Attorney Of Ne,o York County:
JAMES FIrzaERALD.
He is entitled to the Democratic nomination.
and he will do honor to the Office.

An esteemed correspondent submits an In
teresting list OF the various parties which he
believes to exist In this commonwealth. aud
wants to know which Of them will DO elected:
Democratic. Republican
United Labor. Union Labor.
Progressive Labor. Greenback
Prohibition. Henry Georgo-
We beg to inform our friend that there Is no
distinct HENRY GEORGE organization. since all
Of Mr. GEORGES supporters are found In tho
ranks OF the United Labor party. How numer-
GUS the votes Of this party will prove to be can
only be determined after the votes are counted
on the night OF election day. There are. how
ever. two other distinct labor parties. nsms-
ly the Progressive or Socialisttc and
the Union Labor party representing the
old element Of labor reform. How far
these three factions OF the political
labor movement may be able to combine on
election day Is yet doubtful. As the case now
stands they will each vote Independently. and
thus an important body Of citizens who. II
united. must be formidable may be so broken
I'D as to have but small weight in determin.
ing the Anal result. One thing. however 10
generally admitted. and that is that the
amount OF the labor vote will be. upon the
whole. 30 much taken from the strength Of the
Democracy.
On the other hand. the Prohibition party ia
equally an undetermined quantity 1t is ex-
pected 1t will be larger than 1t has ever been
before. and good Judges reckon It at from 60,-
600 to 10000 votes In the State This body OF
voters Is so much to be deducted from tho
strength OF the Republicans
Thus the practical contest ID now as hereto
fore, between the Democrats and Republicans,
and If our correspondent will consult The
SUN on the morning of Nov next, he will
have his question cleared up much moro salts
factorily than 1t could now be answered by the
most skilful political prophet in the world.
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The pumpkin pie season has begun. The
pumpkin is a joyous product Of the vino to
which even Prohibitionists don't object. 1t II
the true symbol OF autumn. the brightest nag
OF fall The pie made from It IL ons of the In
situations brought over In the MAynower. In
decd some Of the sEiginsl No. era atln DEo:
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The Labor Unionist, a weekly paper Of eight
pAges published At II Frankfort street. in this city ia
journal that may b commended true friend OF tho
wage worker Its articles sound, and Inspired by
the genuine spirit OF organized labor and those who
wiah 70 haow tho OF labor movements and learn
the enlightened philosophy Of progress and humanity
nay oonsAll Il With advantage.
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Forecasting the Future.

Intelligence accumulates and testimony
mutiples We learn from the DAILY Ne,rs
of Philadelphia that not Mr.. CLEVELAND,
but another New Yorker. is likely to be the
Democratic nominee for President next year,
and that the name Of this New Yorker IL
WILLIAM G. WHITNEY. This Is interesting,
and it may possibly turn out true; but
why should our contemporary omit
Mr. HEWITT from the calculation He
is not identified with the CLEVELAND Ad-
ministration, as Mr.. WHITNEY Is. but, on
the contrary he Is known as one Of Its frank.
undisguised critics. At the same time he
has made new reputation In the great ONCE
OF Mayor OF New York, while he has sup
ported the President In the interesting con-
tests which have arisen OF late In the bosom
OF the New York Democracy.
1t should not be forgotten, however, that
the New York delegation In the National
Democratic Convention OF next year will be
in favor Of DAVID BENNETT HILL and that
the unit rule will DO applied, 30 that all Its
votes and the whole weight Of its influence
will be exerted, not for Mr.. WHITNEY or Mr..
HEWITT but for the distinguished gentle
man who Is now the Democratic Governor Of
New York.
Speculations concerning the Democratic
nomination for President which leave out OF
view this cardinal fact, may be very ingenious
and plausible but they are exposed to the
danger Of deficiency In elements OF solidity.
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Had Mr. CLEVELAND but read the die
tionary with half the zeal he bestowed upon
the encyclopedias, he would not have told the
Memphis folks that the Mississippi Heats"
past their city
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Ithaca exalts its horn over the discovery
Of big bed Of solid rock salt. which, with the
Attic salt stored in Cornell University. will
enable that beautiful town TO keep Its SAVIOR
indeflnitely
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rHE sUN SUNDAY. OCTOBER lS pe0.-sIxTEEN PAGES

served In this city. We mention these facts
that New Fnaianders In town during the pres
ent week may moderate their transports. After
casing a. the colossal pumpkins about the
markets. the Yankees should look at the drug
stores and the patent medicines for tho cure OF
dyspepsia, and reflect upon the philosophy Of
moderation.